Cissy Houston
Cissy Houston
Emily "Cissy" Houston is an American soul and gospel singer. After a successful career singing backup for such artists as Elvis Presley and Aretha Franklin she embarked on a solo career, winning two Grammy Awards for her work. She is the mother of Whitney Houston, grandmother of Whitney's daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, aunt of Dionne and Dee Dee Warwick, and a cousin of opera singer Leontyne Price...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionGospel Singer
Date of Birth30 September 1933
CityNewark, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
Sometimes, all you can do... is sing.
I trust in God, and His ways are not our ways. So we have to go with that, and there's nothing I can do about that.
You can't treat your voice badly and expect it to stay around.